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The long-nosed potoroo exhibits many morphological specializations such as an elongated pointed rostral region (nose), erect ears, large eyes, claws for digging, and long robust hind legs. [5] It is only a small marsupial, with a body length between 34 and 38 cm (13–15 in), and a semi-prehensile tail length of 15 to 24 cm (5.9–9.4 in). [6]
Draco is a genus of agamid lizards [1] that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards.These lizards are capable of gliding flight via membranes that may be extended to create wings (), formed by an enlarged set of ribs.
This snake is very slender, roughly 2 cm (0.79 in) thick, and may attain a total length of about 1.5–2 m (59–79 in). The tail is long and very delicate, but mostly used to hold on while reaching for prey. The head is aerodynamically shaped and very pointy, the mouth is very large and extends almost the whole length of the head.
This group of lizards includes some more popularly known, such as the domesticated bearded dragon, Chinese water dragon, and Uromastyx species. One of the key distinguishing features of the agamids is their teeth, which are borne on the outer rim of their mouths ( acrodonts ), rather than on the inner side of their jaws ( pleurodonts ).
Draco volans, also commonly known as the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The species is endemic to Southeast Asia . [ 2 ] Like other members of genus Draco , this species has the ability to glide using winglike lateral extensions of skin called patagia .
The head and tail are superficially similar as the head and neck are indistinct. Unlike other snakes, the head scales resemble the body scales. The eyes are barely discernible as small dots under the head scales. The tip of the tail has a small, pointed spur. Along the body are fourteen rows of dorsal scales. Coloration ranges from charcoal ...
A fairly large marine fish for the aquarium with a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black palette design on their body. A star on the silver screen, as Dory in the Disney/Pixar movie Finding Nemo .
The jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) is a type of lizard native to south-eastern Australia.Other common names include blood-sucker, stonewalker, and tree dragon. [3] [4] It was one of the first Australian reptiles to be named by Europeans, originally described by English zoologist George Shaw in Surgeon-General John White's Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, [5] published in London ...